BACKGROUND: ST-segment resolution is an important predictor of infarct-related artery patency and effective microcirculatory perfusion. The aim of this study was to compare patients with and without ST-segment elevation resolution and identify variables that are associated with failure of ST-segment resolution. METHODS: Between March 2012 and July 2013, 61 patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and were included in a prospective registry. To compare the groups with and without ST-segment resolution, the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test were used for qualitative variables and Student's t test or Mann-Whitney's test for quantitative variables. Simple and multiple logistic regression models were used to identify variables associated with failure of ST-segment resolution. RESULTS: The group of patients without ST-segment resolution had higher heart rate, higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and a trend towards longer ischemia time. There was a higher mortality rate in patients who did not achieve ST-segment elevation resolution. In the univariate analysis, heart rate, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and ischemia time were associated with increased odds of not obtaining ST-segment resolution, losing significance in the multivariate model. CONCLUSIONS: Failure of ST-segment resolution is observed in up to one-third of patients undergoing primary PCI and requires new pharmacologic strategies or interventions to minimize it.
Myocardial infarction; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Myocardial reperfusion
